Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareLazycog@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoDamn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoTo be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoIt is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice. Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago no railroads Well that is not technically true
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoTouché. Its going to be a small invasion using that though.
Damn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
To be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
It is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice.
Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
Well that is not technically true
Touché.
Its going to be a small invasion using that though.